Tourism in Puerto Plata - Dominican Republic

Travel guide and tourist information
to visit Puerto Plata and around: what to see, what
to do, what to visit, which excursions... in Puerto Plata.

Puerto Plata - Dominican Republic

San Felipe de Puerto
Plata (Puerto Plata only) is the biggest tourist
town on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic.
It was founded in 1502 as a continuation of the first Spanish settlement
in America. Annually hosts thousands of tourists coming to stay
in the dozens of hotels that occupy its banks and enjoy its beautiful
and warm beaches. The city and its surroundings have a dozen all-inclusive
resort, hotels
and aparthotels
for all budgets.
The city is known as the Amber Coast because there are large deposits
of this stone and a museum with some of the most interesting specimens
found.

The economy of Puerto Plata based on tourism, but
also an important agriculture and food industry, particularly rum.
The main tourist areas of the province of Puerto Plata is Sosua,
Cabarete,
Playa
Dorada and San Felipe de Puerto Plata, which are all high-end
tourist destinations that are among the best in the Caribbean.

In addition to its beautiful beaches, the most important tourist
attractions are La Loma Isabel de Torres, the national
park of the same name, the cable car ride and Ocean World aquatic
complex.

Tourist attractions and places to visit in
Puerto Plata

Ocean World Day Pass

Ocean World Adventure
Park, Marina and Casino is a complex of attractions located in Cofresi
with a waterpark, a marina, casino, restaurants, nightclubs... This is
the leisure complex the most complete in Dominican Republic.

The San Felipe Fortress

Vestige of the first city of Puerto Plata. The fortress is located at the end
of the Malecon in Puerto Plata on a small hill overlooking the ocean. The fort
was built in the sixteenth century to protect the city. Today is a historical
museum on the Dominican Republic and Puerto Plata area.

Central Park

Main activity center of the
city, where the inhabitants of Puerto Plata love to meet.

Museum of Taino Art

This museum shows objects
and works of art dating back to the Tainos, the original inhabitants
of the island of Hispaniola.

Cathedral San Felipe Apostol

Built in 1502, destroyed
by fire and rebuilt in 1929, the cathedral is located in the central
park of the city.